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Suh and McCoy Battling for Top Spot

<p>If you're one of those guys who is not quite ready to let Ndamukong Suh go, you're following his every step as he gets closer and closer to the NFL. When the season first ended and Alabama hoisted the big trophy, it seemed like a simpler time. There was little doubt that Suh was probably headed for the first pick in the draft. He still looks like the best player coming out of college football this year, but over the past few weeks the mock drafts show some variety in who is going to go as the top pick. There are analysts out there placing Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma ahead of Suh for the number one pick. And that's just wrong.</p> <p>Let's take a step back for a minute and think about some of the non-football related reasons that this could be happening. So some guy who sits at a desk with a laptop and a white board has an opinion. Isn't that what we're doing here? <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/columns/story/12998785/dumb-it-down-suh-still-the-best-tackle-stupid">Yes, but I'm not stupid</a>. One of the reasons some people make controversial statements is for "ratings" or "hits". The more people interested in what happens in the draft, the more likely you get people watching your shows and viewing your articles. And there's another reason that has nothing to do with the football field: disinformation.</p>
<p>There were some rumors going around that Suh didn't have the explosiveness needed, or that the talent was better around McCoy so he didn't get the same numbers. We'll take a look at the latter statement in a moment, but as for rumors disparaging Suh or building up McCoy, some of that can come from the NFL teams themselves. Teams may be putting statements out there so that making a different pick doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Or maybe they're thinking of trading a high pick and don't want to lose any leverage by telescoping who they'd actually take. That stuff has nothing to do with the better player, athlete, or who had more accomplishments on the field.</p>
<p>One of the excuses you'll hear for the discrepancy is that Suh had more huge stats and numbers because the talent around him was not as good as at Oklahoma. Never mind the insult to the rest of the team and the absurdity of that argument, if that were the case, that would make Suh even better. If Nebraska's talent on defense were not as good as Oklahoma's that makes an even stronger case for Suh to be number one, as he would have been the sole reason NU had the top defense (in points allowed) in the country.</p>
<p>Oh and in case you're wondering if it's just a Big Red bias about Suh being better, here are all the numbers comparing the two:<br>
<img src="http://bigrednetwork.com/archives/suh/suh-mccoy.JPG" height="203" alt="suh-mccoy.JPG" width="228"></p>
<p>McCoy is a personable guy. A lot of people consider him to be charming. Suh doesn't necessarily come across as charming. He's focused. He's already stated that his goal is <a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/22/1988439/no-1-objective-for-ndamukong-suh.html">to be the best at everything that he does</a>. That can be off-putting to some people. He's a goal-setter, and his goal usually involves smashing the opposing quarterback or stuffing the man with the football. Combine that attitude with his athletic ability and defensive know-how and isn't that everything you'd want in a defensive linemen?</p>
<p>So let these draftniks put McCoy ahead of Suh if they want. Heck, some team might actually grab McCoy before Suh is off the board. But three years from now when we look back at this draft it will be apparent why Suh was the player that should have gone first.</p><div class="feedflare">
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If you're one of those guys who is not quite ready to let Ndamukong Suh go, you're following his every step as he gets closer and closer to the NFL. When the season first ended and Alabama hoisted the big trophy, it seemed like a simpler time. There was little doubt that Suh was probably headed for the first pick in the draft. He still looks like the best player coming out of college football this year, but over the past few weeks the mock drafts show some variety in who is going to go as the top pick. There are analysts out there placing Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma ahead of Suh for the number one pick. And that's just wrong.

Let's take a step back for a minute and think about some of the non-football related reasons that this could be happening. So some guy who sits at a desk with a...

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